Legal Opinion
Smith v. Treasure Valley Seed Co.
Idaho Supreme Court
Decided January 29, 2019No. Docket No. 45543PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBevan, Justice
I. NATURE OF THE CASE
Vernon K. Smith appeals from the district court's award of sanctions. In a prior appeal in this case, we held that attorney fees could not be awarded against Smith under section 12-121 because Smith was counsel on the case, rather than a party to the case. We remanded this dispute for further proceedings to determine whether attorney fees should be awarded against Mr. Smith personally. On remand, the district court considered all options available to it and awarded attorney fees as a sanction under Idaho Rule of Civil Procedure 11, stating that the original case never…
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